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Arkansas-based Mariners affiliate to honor legacy of the Little Rock Nine 

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an hour ago

The Little Rock Nine sounds like it could be the name of a baseball team playing in Arkansas' capital city, and for three nights during the 2025 season, it will be. The story behind the name transcends baseball, however. From Aug. 21-23, the Arkansas Travelers -- Seattle's Double-A affiliate --

Leaf Peepers? Thunder Chickens?! Coming to the Minors this year

@BensBiz
February 14, 2025

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from his newsletter is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.

MiLB podcast breaks down Spring Training storylines

February 14, 2025

Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Megaphone and other

'He's a sponge': Top pick Bazzana soaking up spring

February 16, 2025

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Jung ready to prove doubters wrong with 3B there for the taking

February 16, 2025

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Alex Bregman finally made his way to Tigers camp on Sunday morning, sort of. His introductory press conference with the Red Sox was simulcast on MLB Network, which is a fixture on television screens in the Tigers clubhouse at Joker Marchant Stadium, making for quite the contrast

Jensen in 'perfect situation' with deep Royals catching group

February 16, 2025

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- It’s a whole different scene the second time around for Carter Jensen. As the 2025 No. 86 overall prospect and the Royals’ No. 5-ranked 2024 prospect per MLB Pipeline, the 21-year-old catcher is again a non-roster invitee to Surprise for Spring Training. This time last year, he

Dodgers greats Newcombe and Campanella made history as Minors teammates

February 1, 2025

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.

Check out the newest Minor League team logos for 2025

@BensBiz
February 7, 2025

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from his newsletter is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.

Time spent well: Hughes takes lessons from TJ journey

February 16, 2025

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- On March 20, 2023, Rockies 2022 first-round Draft pick Gabriel Hughes held the Dodgers scoreless for three innings in his Cactus League debut, and thus made himself a player to watch. Hughes became a player largely unseen after he underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow

Mets prospect Parada's MO: Replace sweet tooth with sweet swing

February 16, 2025

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Salted caramel ice cream was the hardest part. That, Kevin Parada said, “and anything lemon -- lemon bars, lemon cakes, stuff like that.” Admittedly, Parada has a sweet tooth. He loves desserts. But over the course of last season at Double-A Binghamton, the Mets catching

Did you know the Superdome was once home to a Minor League team?

February 6, 2025

On Sunday, one of the world’s most-watched sporting events will take place at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Believe it or not, decades before Super Bowl LIX came to town, the same building was home to a Minor League Baseball team for one season. The 1977 Triple-A New Orleans Pelicans

Jones set a Midwest League record -- then made history as a Black manager

February 1, 2025

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2008. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.